The Qingmao Border Checkpoint, a link between Zhuhai and Macau, has recorded over 100 million entries and exits since its opening in September 2021.
As Macau’s second-busiest border crossing, Qingmao handled 16.3 percent of all Macau’s immigration traffic in 2024, thanks to its 24/7 operation and cutting-edge automated clearance system. The checkpoint’s “Integrated Border Inspection” model allows travelers to clear both Zhuhai and Macau immigration in just 20 seconds by scanning documents and biometrics in a single step.
With 50 automated e-gates and six manual lanes, the checkpoint has significantly eased congestion at Macau’s Border Gate, improving overall efficiency. From January to July 2025, it processed 20.78 million crossings, averaging 98,000 daily—a 1.8 percent year-on-year increase.
Most travelers are Macau residents (53.5 percent), followed by non-resident workers (36.2 percent) and mainland Chinese tourists (6.2 percent).
To enhance convenience, authorities have introduced special lanes for students, children, and travelers with disabilities. Since August 2024, non-Chinese permanent residents of Hong Kong and Macau with valid Mainland Travel Permits have been permitted to use automated gates.
A month later, eligibility was extended to mainland Chinese officials on business trips.
Macau welcomed 19.2 million visitors in the first half of 2025, marking a 14.9 percent increase from the same period last year and the second-highest first-half total ever recorded, government data showed.
The latest surge was driven primarily by tourists from mainland China and Hong Kong, who accounted for 90.6 percent of total arrivals. Just 1.34 million visitors came from overseas markets.
